Description:
This series welcomes book proposals detailing innovative and cutting edge research and theorisation in the field of English as a lingua franca (ELF). The purpose of the series is to offer a wide forum for work on ELF, including aspects such as descriptions and analyses of ELF; ELF use in a range of domains including education (primary, secondary and tertiary), business, tourism; conceptual works challenging current assumptions about English use and usage; works exploring the implications of ELF for English language policy, pedagogy, and practice; and ELF in relation to global multilingualism.
_x000D_Brief description: Paola Vettorel, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Review Quotes:
PaolaVettorel's volume English as a Lingua Franca in Wider Networking presents detailed and comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of English as a lingua franca with reference to the 'blogging practices'. With its empirical investigation, the author shows how bloggers utilize a remarkable range of communication resources to express themselves in the context of the interactive blog. Appreciable analytical rigor against the developments of Computer-Mediated Communication and breadth of references will certainly be valuable to scholars of the field of CMC.
Therefore, for the original and well-balanced approach to a rapidly changing phenomenon, the volume has been judged worthy of honorable mention.
--AIA (Associazione Italiana di Anglistica) Bookprize for English Studies 2016 - Language and Linguistics